This is not the first time the bar has come under police scrutiny. In September 2016, Hamden Police Chief Thomas Wydra sent a letter to the Department of Consumer Protection urging the liquor commission not to extend Slyce Pizza Bar’s liquor license.

At the time, more than 200 residents signed a petition agreeing with the chief.

The petition and letter followed a April 2016 murder in the back parking lot of the pizza restaurant.